Synonyms for powerless
ˈpaʊ ər lɪspow·er·less

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1. powerless

   Synonyms:
   contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, weak

   Antonyms:
   dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous

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1. powerlessadjective

   lacking power

   Antonyms:
   mighty, ruling, all-powerful, omnipotent, strong, puissant, muscular, almighty, coercive, compelling, powerful, reigning, regent(ip), potent, regnant

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1. unempowered

   a lack of: ability, capacity, authority.

   paul was made powerless by his boss's refusal to sign the letter of authorisation.

   Submitted by rinat on February 22, 2016  

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1. powerlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   impotent, weak

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1. List of paraphrases for "powerless":

   impotent, helpless, defenceless, powerlessness, incapable, unable, weak

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1. Paul Begala:

   The Salem witch trials gave more due process to the accused, Donald Trump absurdly claimed, though Donald Trump refused to participate in the impeachment process after The Democrats invited The Democrats to do so. The claim drew an exasperated rebuke from the mayor of Salem, who noted that the 1692 trials targeted' powerless, innocent victims' -- women who died horrific deaths.

2. Laertius Diogenes:

   Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions... that laws were like cobwebs, --for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off.

3. Jenny McCarthyopened:

   I found my accountability in the hell I was living in. The path to loving yourself requires you to stop putting the blame on others and observe the choices you make that got you there, it wasn’t his job to love me. It was mine. So I chose to finally get the hell out of that relationship. I chose to be powerful, not powerless.

4. Merrick Garland:

   These mean among other things that we do not have different rules for Democrats or Republicans, different rules for the powerful and powerless, different rules for the rich or for the poor, we apply the facts and the law in each case in a neutral, nonpartisan manner. That is what we always do and that is what we do in the matters that you’re referring to.

5. Mark Parkinson:

   Our worst fears have come true as Covid runs rampant among the general population, and long term care facilities are powerless to fully prevent it from entering due to its asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic spread.